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They cover a variety of topics including prevention and early detection, treatment, side effects, and survivorship. You can also find free material downloads at cancer.org. These single page, front-and-back PDF flyers offer easy-to-read information about common cancers and cancer causes.
Childhood cancer guide for parents with information about symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, supportive care for pain and nutrition problems, advanced cancer, and survivorship. Download a free ePub or Kindle or PDF.
Childhood Cancer Fact Sheet. for Patients and Caregivers. About 9,620 children under the age of 15 will be diagnosed with cancer in the US in 2024. Cancer is the leading disease-related cause of death in children ages 1 to 14.
This PDQ cancer information summary has current information about the treatment of childhood cardiac (heart) tumors. It is meant to inform and help patients, families, and caregivers. It does not give formal guidelines or recommendations for making decisions about health care.
This section explains how cancer is diagnosed in children. It will help you learn what tests are used to diagnose cancer and how staging systems, risk groups, and grades may be used to plan
When Someone You Love Has Cancer: A Guide to Help Kids Cope. St. Meinrad, IN: Abbey Press, 2005. This book uses child-friendly language and illustrations to explain what cancer is.
talking to children about the diagnosis of cancer. It gives advice on who should tell the child, why, when and how. It also looks at activities that can help children express feelings and emotions. The next section discusses how children may react to a cancer diagnosis both physically and emotionally. It gives advice on what to say and do,